imbue

imbue is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black.
2. transitive verb. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good principles.
3. verb. suffuse with color

   Synonyms: hue

4. verb. fill, soak, or imbue totally

   "soak the bandage with disinfectant"

   Synonyms: soak

5. verb. spread or diffuse through

   "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"

   "music penetrated the entire building"

   Synonyms: diffuse, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle

Synonyms

hue, soak, diffuse, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle

Common word forms

imbued, imbues, imbuing, imbuement

Words from these letters

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